GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
engenderbeget
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler